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One rainy day, the young woman Natsuki encounters a high school student in the street. Acting on an impulse, she gives the girl her umbrella and walks away. It turns out later that the girl, Michiko, is the younger sister of Natsuki’s sister’s newly-married husband. Even though Michiko has a difficult personality and doesn’t open herself to others easily, she seems to be attracted to Natsuki. Thus begins an unusual friendship between two unlikely characters who need each other more than they first realize. (Source: Kotonoha) *Inlcudes bonus content/oneshots in 2010 reprint:* *- Seibutsu (Creature) (生物) - Asa no Kodomo (Morning's Child) (朝の子ども) - Tegami (Letter) (手紙) - Zange (Last days of summer) (残夏) - telephone - under the rose - Houkago (放課後)*
Itou just found out that one of his best friends, Machida, maybe kind-of sort-of likes him. He doesn't say it, but he did orgasm when thinking of Itou even as he was about to have sex with his girlfriend! Now, Machida has a complex about Itou and even kisses him, and Itou develops a complex about Machida because his first kiss was taken! On the edge of becoming men, will they figure out their feelings?
Tachibana Otome, a 16 years old otaku whose type of guy was "Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes" suddenly meet the that sort of person in real life....... How will it go for her?
Seven touching short stories with a bit of a magical fairy tale quality about them. A collection of Konno Kita's early oneshots; originally self-published and later collected in tankoubon format. 1) **The Road Home:** An old man reminisces about the past. 2) **Garden:** A sheltered princess experiences grief for the first time. 3) **Beyer’s Waltz:** A woman who's “getting on in years” makes a decision about her love life. 4) **The House that Waits for Spring:** A girl faces her future in the shadow of the irresponsible father she dearly loves. 5) **Rattle:** In an impossible land, an old man is reunited with his granddaughter. 6) **The Man Who Sells Glasses:** A magical glasses seller drops by a small town to sell his wares. 7) **Light Source:** One snowy night, a man meets a curious little girl. 8) **Evening Fairy-Tales:** A young man who professes to be a "cat lender" draws out long-forgotten memories in his clients.
Chappy's only strong point is his cooking. While working at a hotel on a quiet island he meets Natsu, who shows him a whole new world in diving. Together they search for the Pink Napoleon fish that is said to bring happiness. **Included one-shot**: Volume 1: Moonlight Gigolo
From Storm in Heaven: Magicians, people with magical powers that have caused their kind to be hated and feared throughout the centuries. This manga contains their tales -- of magic for both good and evil, the struggle to fit into society, and a dark past that haunts them both. The series includes: 1) Romanesque Variee 2) Mystic Variee 3) Classical Variee 4) Sweet Variee 5) Silouette Variee 6) Crescent Variee 7) Secret Variee 8) Fantastic Variee 9) Nostalgic Variee
1. Fumetsu no Hana Moriki Naoya is a thoughtful, frail child who can't bring himself to leave his neglectful family behind. One summer during his last year of high school, he meets Takahashi, a boy whose injury has cost him the ability to pursue his dream of being a baseball player, and Noriko, a fiercely independent, perpetually upbeat tomboy with a devil-may-care attitude. As the season moves on, Naoya must either move with it or let the world pass him by... 2. For Those Nights You Can't Sleep A young man who was brought up by his aunt due to his mother's poor health following her husband's abandonment, returns to his home town for the seventh anniversary of his mother's death. 3. I'm Not Fit to be a Detective II A continuation of "I'm Not Fit to be a Detective", chapter 2 of *Tsuki no Sabaku.* 4. Present A man whose eyes are always cast towards the ground...
Then hottest police station gag story! Officer Semba is a dumb-witted cop and Takeda is his small senior. Semba working the night shift, Takeda getting sick to his stomach from drinking rotten milk, and a villainous man dropping a visit... their days are full of hilarious incidents! (Source: Getonsha Comics, translated)
Four short stories, romantic and magic, simple and delicate, about the research of love. A mermaid, a young girl secretly in love with her father, a wedding of two colleagues from same office. All these varied topics gather in this shoujo manga full with emotions and lyricism.
In the deteriorated future city of Tokyo, Lena operates an antique shop. She judges the level of energy within each piece, and sells only those antiques that have received an ample amount of love from their previous owners. Read about her life, as she struggles with the various emotions that the previous owners held for their pieces.
